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Tag Archives: Politics
Flying pigs and the carbon tax.
Last night (July 29) I watched Rod Simms (ACCC chairman) interviewed on the ABC about the price reductions consumers can expect from the removal of the carbon tax. He was assuring us that consumers will receive these benefits because in … Continue reading
Energy, Innovation, technical capability, and common sense.
It seems to me that the most important emerging driver of success in the economy that must drive innovation and value delivery, is the intersection of technical capability and power generation. Oil has driven the geo politics of the C … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Governance, Innovation
Tagged Change, change management, climate change, Governance, Innovation, performance assessment, Politics
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Sometimes, it is just a cigar
The photo of Joe Hockey and Mathias Cormann smoking a cigar just before the budget has raised temperatures in all sorts of places. I wonder why? After all, it is just a cigar. Some are annoyed that they seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Leadership
Tagged communication, Governance, great management, managing yourself, Politics
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Data, context and lies
As great an advocate of analytics as I am, it remains a truth that data without a context is useless. It is in the articulation of the context that data is given meaning, and it is at this point that … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Leadership, Personal Rant
Tagged communication, Governance, Leadership, Politics
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4 point strategic rural reality check
There is plenty in the press about the role agriculture will play in the post mining boom era. “Asia’s foodbowl” and other such optimistic clichés get front page coverage. I have been sitting in Armidale (NSW) for a few days, … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Innovation, Strategy
Tagged Change, change management, Innovation, Leadership, performance assessment, Politics, Strategy
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The corruption sideshow
The joint is in a mess. Every time you look at the news, there is another “revelation” of dodgy morality, insider dealings, political duck-shoving and just plain corruption. Greed has become the magnet in our moral compass, and to compete, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Rant, Small business
Tagged Governance, Leadership, Personal Rant, Politics, SME
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Have we lost it?
Until I was about 10 years old, I lived in a little cottage at North Avalon, and used to walk to primary school through the sandhills, along the beach, then to school, and back. It sometimes took longer than it … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Leadership, Personal Rant, Strategy
Tagged Agriculture, category management, climate change, Politics, supply chain
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Media ownership paradox
Comment on possible changes to the cross media ownership laws is emerging, again. Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull reopened the conversation in an interview with Sky, reflecting that the media landscape had changed dramatically, so it makes sense to change the … Continue reading
4 Marketing lessons from SPC
There is a lot to learn from the SPC imbroglio, the feds must be delighted to have got away with their IR/”no more handouts” agenda intact as the Victorian government bailed out not only SPC, but their federal colleagues, albeit … Continue reading
Posted in Branding, Governance, Marketing, Strategy
Tagged Branding, change management, communication, Marketing, performance assessment, Politics
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Toyota’s tent joins Ford and GM in the boot.
As a little kid, the milkman used to deliver from a horse drawn cart. Even then, in the mid fifties it was outmoded, almost rustic, but endlessly engaging for a 5 year old boy. Much later, I was the … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Management, Operations
Tagged Change, change management, competitive strategy, Governance, Management, Operations, Personal Rant, Politics
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Pitching an idea
The most powerful way to get someone to agree with your idea is to ask them the leading question, and have them give you the answer you want. Ronald Regan used this technique a lot. He did not tell the … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Communication, Marketing, Small business
Tagged change management, communication, customer, Marketing, negotiation, Politics, Strategy
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Brand value of SPC and Peters.
If ever you needed convincing that investing for the long haul in a brand was worth the time, energy, risk, and money, there is evidence aplenty in the remnants of the Australian food industry. It has been reported that the … Continue reading
Posted in Branding, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy
Tagged Agriculture, Branding, category management, Change, competitive strategy, Marketing, Operations, Politics, retailer, Strategy
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Give Charman Stone a medal.
The decision by the federal Government not to support SPC last week has opened a can of worms. This time, the worms have some grunt, as the head worm, Charman Stone has shone a light into the corners of the … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Governance, Leadership, Marketing, Operations
Tagged Agriculture, Change, change management, demand chain, Governance, Operations, performance assessment, Politics, retailer, supply chain
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Lessons from SPC
Once the dust has settled, political mud-slinging completed, recriminations done, and blame been allocated over yesterdays decision by the Government not to support SPC Ardmona to the tune of $25 million, which would have triggered another $25 mill from the … Continue reading
Return on Humans
Most business leaders are familiar with the notion of return on capital, funds invested, etc, and those same leaders often say something along the lines of “our people are our most important asset” weather they believe it of r not, … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Governance, Leadership, Personal Rant
Tagged Change, change management, Governance, Leadership, Personal Rant, Politics, Strategy
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Resolution for a new year
I am up around Armidale in the North of the state, yakking to a few contacts, a few people I have worked with over the years, and some potential clients. Nice area, good, although demanding agricultural land, long history of … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Governance, Personal Rant, Strategy
Tagged Agriculture, Change, change management, Marketing, Politics, Strategy
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Political inconsistency is trumps
So, the Treasurer has blocked the acquisition of Graincorp by Archer Daniels Midland. However, the acquisition of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter by Canadian group Saputo is OK. Go figure! These two businesses are amongst the last significant, strategically important agribusiness … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Governance
Tagged Agriculture, Change, change management, communication, Management, Politics
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Another slice off the cut loaf.
Years ago there was a line in the film “Breaker Morant” where the breaker, played by Bryan Brown said of a young ladies virtue “another slice off a cut loaf will not be missed” . I never forgot the … Continue reading
Posted in Category, Change, Governance, Leadership, Strategy
Tagged Agriculture, Change, competitive strategy, Governance, Leadership, Politics
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Narcissistic branding and politics
Spending marketing resources to build a brand all about you when nobody will really care, is about the ultimate in narcissistic behavior. Narcissism “noun. Excessive interest in, or admiration of oneself and ones physical appearance” Oxford. Branding professional know that … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Marketing
Tagged Advertising, Branding, communication, managing yourself, Marketing, Politics, Social Media
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As useful as Harold Holt’s flippers!
I have come to the conclusion that the crop of marketing and strategy development people looking after the current crop of Canberra wallies are about as useful as Harold Holts flippers. After watching a host of political advertising last … Continue reading
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